Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-06
GLADSTONE ON AMERICA.
Eloquent Words from the En-
gliShman at the American
Exhibition.

Eloquent w OrdS from the En-
( gliShman at the American
Exhibition.
LONDON, April 2S.-Mr. Gladstone
visited the American Exhibition to-
day and also the Indian camp of the
braves attached to Buffalo Bills
Wild West Show. He was much
impressed with the scenes az the
latter place where he was treated to
a special exhibition, which startled
the visitors and affected Mr.. Glad
stone with ehild-lik delight AZ
ter the performance Mr.. Gladstone
was introduced to Chief Red Shirt,
with whom he held a lengthy conver-
sation. Mr. Gladstone asked Red
Shirt if be noticed any difference be-
tween the English and Americans
and whether he regarded them as
brothers. Red Shirt replied that he
did not notice much abodt the broth
erhood Fifteen hundred workmen
who were in attendance at the Exhi-
bition wildly cheered Mr.. Gladstone
and Home Rule. Mr.. Gladstone
was accompanied by his wife and
both smiled and bowed repeatedly in
acknowledgment.
A lunch was given in honor Of Mr..
and Mrs Gladstone. Colonel Rob-
erts, of Boston, presided. Mr. Glad
stone made a notable speech. He
said it was impossible for him not to
express very great interest in the
spectacle that had that day been pre-
sented to him. The institutions of
America and the progress Of Ameri-
ca had always been to him a subject
of very great interest. Ever since
when many years ago ne had studied
the lief of Washington, he had be-
come aware Of two things, first Of the
magnitude of the destiny reserved for
the people of America; secondly, that
the period of the birth Of the Ameri-
can state was of more interest than
any other it was possible to study.
When any young man desirous Of
studying political life consulted him
as to the course of study he should
pursue in the field of history it had
been his invariable practice to refer
him to the early history of America.
Now their destines were assuming
such great Dimensions and the pros
pect of what was contained in their
future became an almost overwhelm-
ing thought; but with progress came
responsibilities, and the stonger and
greater they became as people the
more it would lie incumbent upon
them to set to the world an example
to be followed.
He could not in justice to them lay
before them the impressions of all he
had seen that day. They had sur
passed Englishmen in feats OF horse
manship, although Englishmen be-
lieved they had surprised all other
nations, and he hoped their exhibition
would stir up British emulation and
lead to further developments of what
he might call noble art. He under
stood that the main purpose of the
exhibition was to bring American life
before the English people. If that
were 30, he could only say there was
no purpose he valued more. He be-
lived that the exhibition was a COM
mercial speculation, and he hoped
that it would be good speculation,
but it was more than that There
was nothing more desirable on this
side of the water than o true and ac-
curate representation of the Ameri-
can world. About sixty years ago
there existed, as he believed, a preju-
dice against England in America and
a prejudice in England against
America. He believed
those prejudices had disap-
peared. He believed every workman
engaged on that side rejoiced in being
employed in task the execution of
which would bring England and
America more closely together.
God Almighty had made English
men and Americans kinsmen and
they ought to have affections for one
another, and if they had not, human
ity would cry shame upon them. He
reioiced that the clouds that had
parted them had almost disappeared
from the political sky and that the
future was as bright and promising
as the warmest- hearted amongst
them could wish it to be. A half
century ago some admirable works
on America had been published by,
he regretted to say, not by English
men but French writer. Since then
we had learned but little of America,
which had during that time devel-
oped to an extent almost incredible,
so that the America of to-day was
as different from the America of sixty
years ago as the America of to-day
was from prairie life.
America had not been idle since
that time. She had gone through
one OF the greatest struggles known
in the history of man, and he be-
lieved that the result of that struggle
was what the mass Of the people of
England wished it to be. He be-
lieved that if they had to go through
another similar trial, though that was
scarcely possible, the result of the
issue would be the same. In con-
clusion he said that he could only
express his warmest appreciation of
the international character of the ex-
hibition, and he had great pleasure
in proposing the greatest prosperity
to this wonderful enterprise, the
American Exhibition.
The Dangers Of immigration.